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Volkswagen has a newspaper report that new software problems. However it go this time not to the deliberate manipulation of emission tests with a special software, but technical difficulties, reported “The World”. With a greater number of cars a technique for recovering energy not functioning, with the car batteries can be charged. This can affect the fuel consumption of the car. VW confirms, according to the Journal of the problem. “There is a malfunction in the relevant software,” said a spokesman for Europe’s largest auto maker. “We check the present. Not all cars of a certain prototype affected, but only certain vehicles.” A recall will be considered. Is more likely, however, to correct the error in the context of inspections.
In the scandal over manipulated exhaust values of the pressure on VW in the US increases, meanwhile even for larger diesel engines. The California Environmental Protection Agency CARB announced to have Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche set a deadline of 45 working days to submit a recall plan for the affected vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel engines.The US Environmental Protection Agency declared that the recall order restricting formally initially in California. So far, VW had submitted no plans to eliminate the manipulations in the case, said an EPA spokeswoman.
The VW group had admitted to having the US authorities not disclosed a total of three programs since 2009 in approval procedures. One of them will be considered according to current US legislation as prohibited software for manipulating exhaust measurements. It affects more than 85,000 vehicles, of which approximately 15,000 in California. In addition, VW has tricked in the US at more than 480,000 cars with smaller 2.0-liter diesel engines. In mid-September had admitted that it had eleven million diesel vehicles equipped with illegal software programs worldwide Volkswagen.
VW has in South Korea billion penalty to pay
In South Korea, Volkswagen must call for alleged manipulated exhaust emissions more than 125,000 cars in the garages. According to its own emission tests on several models of the VW and Audi brands since last month, the Ministry of Environment in Seoul occupied the German carmaker also fined 14.1 billion won (11.6 million euros). The tests had shown that VW emission levels have fined for vehicles with diesel engines, the Authority said on Thursday. South Korea intends to expand the more stringent tests to other manufacturers and take diesel models from 16 car manufacturers under the magnifying glass.
In Germany, the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), according to Volkswagen has approved the remodeling plans for a large proportion of diesel cars rigged from the Group. Around 8.2 million cars with smaller 1,6- and 2,0-liter engines can therefore be set in the workshop at the beginning of next year so that they are to comply with the limits for harmful nitrogen oxides. The final approval is still pending.
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